12624 : SUPER FAST EXPRESS

Motion , Creaking fixtures hanging on for dear life as

Linear movement is broken by seismic paroxysms

The jerky clack of rumbling wheels on tracks of steel

Heads lolling in all directions like marionettes in undignified repose

Darkness punctuated with melodic notifications and the swell of gentle snores

Lights, streaming in regular intervals, peeking through curtains

Multilingual announcements piercing, seeking validation

At this hour only a few are interested with this information

Conversation light, keystrokes on a Made in China keyboard

Round faces with smiles, frowns and forwarded humour

The engine labours through , breaking the stillness of the outside

with stabs of a sonorous horn, some short some long

Rails squeaking, thanking God that they are strong 

Night closes in. Intimate love warm and dear 

Exhaustion places heavy fingers on eyelids and

Noise disappears